Studying an Aerospace Engineering degree gives you expert training in the theory and operation of aeronautical vehicles, from jet-powered and propeller-driven planes to gliders and helicopters. You will learn about the full engineering journey, from concept on the ground to handling in the sky. Whether your main interest concerns design, analysis, testing or flight, at Swansea we have it covered. This multi-disciplinary course provides a real world insight into the atmosphere of our planet and the cosmos beyond, as well as the technologies needed to explore them. As you progress, your developing analytical abilities will combine with hands-on experience of state-of-the-art equipment, establishing skills which are vital to securing employment in the wider aerospace industry. In your first year you can take a flying lesson and throughout your course will be working with facilities like the Merlin MPX521 Engineering Flight Simulator, the JetCat P120 Engine and multiple wind tunnels ensuring you are always fully up to speed.
Graduates of the MEng Aerospace Engineering degree at Swansea are set on course for a range of employment opportunities. Your future could lie in any of the following roles: Aircraft Design Engineer, Rocket Scientist, Defence Engineer, Airline Pilot, High Speed Railway Engineer, Flight Test Engineer and Aerodynamicist in Motorsport and Sustainable Energy Sector. Our graduates go on to have interesting and varied careers at companies such as, Rolls Royce, Airbus, BAE Systems, GE Aviation, Royal Air Force and Jaguar Land Rover. This course offers you the opportunity to spend a YEAR IN INDUSTRY (UCAS H404), in the UK or overseas, giving valuable workplace experience as well as a salary that is currently over 15,000 on average. Support and guidance is provided to help secure your placement. We also offer you the option to spend a YEAR ABROAD (UCAS H406) at a partner university which enriches the degree, giving a valuable cultural experience which can broaden your horizons when seeking employment
